{"product_id":"american-solitudes","title":"American Solitudes","description":"Over the course of a decade, French photographer Jean-Luc Bertini traveled the length and breadth of the United States, creating portraits of the unique circumstance of isolation fostered by the country's geographic circumstances and its espousal of an individualist ethos. Bertini casts his subjects against the vast backdrops of the country, exploring all the nuances of isolation, from solitude to loneliness. This perspective produces an usual and fresh take on America as a nation.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn his preface, Richard Ford, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Sportswriter\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eIndependence Day\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Lay of the Land\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eLet Me Be Frank With You\u003c\/i\u003e, focuses on the physiognomies of solitude in America: \"Looking at his work, we build up an idea of the unique character of American solitudes, in non-binary terms, in which what is ours does not only belong to us.\"","brand":"Actes Sud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42664297398308,"sku":"9782330135980","price":54.99,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0725\/9734\/0196\/files\/9782330135980.jpg?v=1777407349","url":"https:\/\/thamesandhudson.com.au\/products\/american-solitudes","provider":"Thames \u0026 Hudson Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}